To commemorate DENAFRIPS’s 12 years of digital audio excellence, the Ares 12th Anniversary Edition features the most frequently requested - I²S input, redesigned front panel, as well as performance enhancements.
If you’re a music lover and you want the music to sound good, expressive, and analog-like. The Ares 12th DAC might be one of the key ingredients in your stereo audio system.
Ares 12th is spotted with enhanced Linear Power Supply section with 'DENAFRIPS' capacitors bank. A large heatsink is glued on top of the constant current LDO Linear Regulators. The FPGA, modular USB module, as well as the balanced R-2R Ladder Networks are powered by eight(8 multi-stages LDO Linear Regulators.
The oversized O-Core transformer is hand-wound by DENAFRIPS in-house, with multiple layer of copper shielding in between the winding to reduce the EMI/EMF.
Ares 12th I²S can be connected to DENAFRIPS DDC and/or compatible I²S transport to take advantage of the I²S connection.
Non-Oversampling R-2R DAC /Signal fed to the DAC remain in its native sampling rate without additional processing. Ares 12th is a true NOS DAC.
The Ares 12th R-2R DAC is the perfect DAC for music lover with modest stereo audio system. Its ability to reproduce music with great emotional connection is simply mind-blowing.
Rediscover your music with the Ares 12th DAC, tuned with rich analog tone.
Description | Parameters |
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R-2R DAC | Proprietary R2R + DSD Architecture |
True balanced 24BIT R2R + 6BIT DSD (32 steps FIR Filters) | |
Low Thermal Effect, High Precision Hand-Matched 0.01% Resistors | |
FEMTO Crystal 45.1548MHz, 49.152Mhz | |
Highlight | Low Noise Power Supply |
Digital Signal Processing via FPGA | |
Adaptive FIFO Buffer and Reclocking | |
DSD1024, PCM1536 Supports On USB Input | |
Proprietary USB Audio Solution via STM32F446 Advanced AMR Based MCU | |
Licensed Thesycon USB Driver For Windows Platform | |
Driverless On Mac & Linux | |
DSD | DSD64 / 2.8224MHz (DoP) On All Input |
DSD1024 / 45.1584MHz * On USB nput | |
PCM | 24bits / 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192KHz On All Input |
1536kHz* On USB Input | |
Digital Input | Coax x 1 |
TOSLink x 1 | |
I²S x 1 | |
USB2.0 Type B | |
Analog Output | RCA at 2.0Vrms, 625 Ω |
XLR at 4.0Vrms, 1250 Ω | |
Sampling Mode | Non-Oversampling NOS / Oversamping OS |
Filter Selection | Slow / Sharp |
AC Power Requirement | 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz (Worldwide Voltage, Manual Selector) |
Power Consumption | ≤20W |
Frequency Response | 20-70KHz -3dB |
THD+N | 0.004% |
S/N Ratio | 115dB |
Dynamic Range | >119dB |
Stereo Crosstalk | -124dB |
Dimension | 215 x 230 x 45 mm |
Weight | 3.5 Kg |
Color | Black |